Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-19
OUR NErGuBoR CITY.
News Notes Served the Dtspatcn
Readers from Manchester.

Readers from Manchester.
A called meeting OF the City School
Board will be held in the Council
chamber at s o'clock tonight to appoint
the committee of three provided for by
a resolution of the Council, heretofore
published in the Dispatch, who, with
the Council Committee on Public Build
ings and Lands, shall constitute q joint
committee to report to the Council as
elrly as practicable plans for two pub
lic-school buildings-one for white and
one for colored pupils.
This Joint committee under the reso-
luton is "authorized to employ the
services of q competent prchitect to
furnish said plans and superintend
construction of said buildings when the
same is approved by The Council"
There Is now pending in the Council
resolution appropr.ating money-
rathe. bonds-for the school buildings,
lat this will not be acted upon until
the Council is informed as to the needs
Of the buildings.
The School Board Committee on
Grounds and Buildings will also hold a
meeting tonight to consider matters
relating to the next ccholasiic session,
which, it is thought, will commence on
the third Monday in St ptembef, instead
Of the first Monday in October, as has
been the custom for several years. The
architects drawings of the proposed
new school houses are in the Council
chaml er, and have been very much
complimented. They are similar to
one OF tie Richmond buildings.
A meeting of The newly-elected City
Democratic Committee, the member
ship of which was just completed few
pights ago, will hold their first meet
ing in the Office of the Chief-oi-Police
to night at O'Clock for the purpose OF
organizing. A full attendance is desired,
and no doubt will be bad. Recent
developments show that tie fall cam
rlign will be hotly-contested one,
and the Democrats are beginning to
appreciate this fact and are becoming
interested. 1t is OF the utmost impor-
tance that frst-class man OF ex-
perience and special fitness ior the
position shall be made city supelinten-
dent.
OF the 100000 of per cent. Man
chester bonds issued the 1sS of July to
retire the same amount of SIS matu-
ling tie lst OF September, all have been
sold except about 5000, and negos-
tions for these are perding. All OF the
bonds sold as high as l05, and many Of
them one half cent higher. OF the
maturing bonds, about $1,000 have
been presented and the cash plid for
them. Thee will not hear interest
after the date of their maturity.
No clue has yet been Obtained as -
the party or parties who robbed the
dry-coods stolo OF Mr.. B. WoodsOl
Nnnnflly Tuesday night. A neg
well known to the police, it is thought,
wGs a rty to the transaction. Tho
question of placing burglar-alarms n
TIE Hull-street stores is now being aSi-
t.ted, as it has been on several former
occasions after robberies had been com
mittcd.
A German peddler, Lewis Levin, was
before the Mayors Court yesterday
morning charged with using indecent
and abusive language to O lady, to
whom he tried to sellsome Of his wares.
The lady not appearing, and there
being 10 other evidence, the case was
dismissed.
The trustees OF Powhite (Manches-
ter district, Chesterfield county, viii
some time during next week elect 4
principal for the SWansboro' schools.
Mr.. Marshall is the present incumbent,
and there are several other applicants.
The name Of Mr. Morrisse,te, Of
Chesterfield, brother of Professor L.
Moiny cite, formerly OF this city, is
mentioned III this connection.
4 paper recommending the establish
ment Of n Io1t-oflice i'll Swarsboro',
with Mr.. Il. w. Broednax, Jr., as posi-
master, has been circulated and nu-
merously sigred. A post-ofiice is
needed there but would it not lie better
for the merchants and citizens gene
rally Of Swansboro' to combine with
those OF Manchester to ircrease the
business OF the Manchester Office
instead Of sending their matter to Rich
mond
A large electric light has been placed
in the street-ca stable. 1t will be
lighted the first night the machinery at
the plant is started.
Mr.. Harry B. Owen left yesterday
for Cobbs Island, where he will spend
several days.
Hands were at work yesterday clear
ing tie cutters on upper Hull street.
Mr.. L. Michaux, who died IN Pow
hatan Tuosday aud was buried in the
family buIyiug-ground at Hunters
Fare, that county, yesterday, had
many friends in this cily, to which ne
had paid quite frequent visits.
Mossrs. j. p. Robinson and W. B.
Bradley lave returned FROM Norfolk.
New South Council, No. 8, Junior
Order OF Urited American Nc
chanics, at their meeting We'd
ncsday night in; .iated thirteen new
members and received five propositions.
This council though only eight weeks
old, has nearly seventy members, com
piising lome of the best men of the
city. T. council will on the 2Gth be
visited by Enterprise Council, No. 90,
Of Richmond, in regalia.
The Dnids' lawn petty at the corner
of Tenth I'd Blinbridge streets is
lsrge'y attended nightly, and it is DIRE
those who go there to dance and pay
for the privilege that they should hlve
music that people can lance by and